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Small Minnow Mayfly - Baetis sp. *Here is a closer shot of those spectacular eyes!<br /> <br /> This mayfly was TINY! It was only about 5 mm long. This is the male imago, which can be determined by the tiny to absent hind wings and the two-part &quot;muffin&quot; eyes.<br /> <br /> It was swaying its caudal filaments back and forth. I tried to get a video, but it was too dark for my camera to focus on the movement.<br /> <br /> Attracted to a moth light in a rural area. <br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63944/small_minnow_mayfly_-_baetis_sp.html" title="Small Minnow Mayfly - Baetis sp."><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/63944_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=7ddIDV3wGDYmKLuoRX37B4Y3uyc%3D" width="200" height="156" alt="Small Minnow Mayfly - Baetis sp. This mayfly was TINY! It was only about 5 mm long. This is the male imago, which can be determined by the tiny to absent hind wings and the two-part &quot;muffin&quot; eyes.<br /> <br /> It was swaying its caudal filaments back and forth. I tried to get a video, but it was too dark for my camera to focus on the movement.<br /> <br /> Attracted to a moth light in a rural area. <br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63940/small_minnow_mayfly_-_baetis_sp.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63943/small_minnow_mayfly_-_baetis_sp.html Geotagged,Summer,United States,baetis,mayfly,small minnow mayfly" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63940/small_minnow_mayfly_-_baetis_sp.html" title="Small Minnow Mayfly - Baetis sp."><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/63940_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=iqgvRni0CGVpi7kM72g0KvZQqH0%3D" width="124" height="152" alt="Small Minnow Mayfly - Baetis sp. This mayfly was TINY! It was only about 5 mm long. This is the male imago, which can be determined by the tiny to absent hind wings and the two-part &quot;muffin&quot; eyes.<br /> <br /> It was swaying its caudal filaments back and forth. I tried to get a video, but it was too dark for my camera to focus on the movement.<br /> <br /> Attracted to a moth light in a rural area.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63943/small_minnow_mayfly_-_baetis_sp.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63944/small_minnow_mayfly_-_baetis_sp.html Geotagged,Summer,United States,baetidae,baetis,male mayfly,mayfly,small minnow mayfly" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Summer,United States,baetis,mayfly,small minnow mayfly Click/tap to enlarge

Small Minnow Mayfly - Baetis sp.

*Here is a closer shot of those spectacular eyes!

This mayfly was TINY! It was only about 5 mm long. This is the male imago, which can be determined by the tiny to absent hind wings and the two-part "muffin" eyes.

It was swaying its caudal filaments back and forth. I tried to get a video, but it was too dark for my camera to focus on the movement.

Attracted to a moth light in a rural area.

Small Minnow Mayfly - Baetis sp. This mayfly was TINY! It was only about 5 mm long. This is the male imago, which can be determined by the tiny to absent hind wings and the two-part "muffin" eyes.<br /> <br /> It was swaying its caudal filaments back and forth. I tried to get a video, but it was too dark for my camera to focus on the movement.<br /> <br /> Attracted to a moth light in a rural area. <br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63940/small_minnow_mayfly_-_baetis_sp.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63943/small_minnow_mayfly_-_baetis_sp.html Geotagged,Summer,United States,baetis,mayfly,small minnow mayfly

Small Minnow Mayfly - Baetis sp. This mayfly was TINY! It was only about 5 mm long. This is the male imago, which can be determined by the tiny to absent hind wings and the two-part "muffin" eyes.<br /> <br /> It was swaying its caudal filaments back and forth. I tried to get a video, but it was too dark for my camera to focus on the movement.<br /> <br /> Attracted to a moth light in a rural area.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63943/small_minnow_mayfly_-_baetis_sp.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63944/small_minnow_mayfly_-_baetis_sp.html Geotagged,Summer,United States,baetidae,baetis,male mayfly,mayfly,small minnow mayfly

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  1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
    Flown Kimmerling
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    WOW! Those eyes are so cool! Posted 7 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Yeah, they are awesome! I'd love to get shots of one of these during the day, or least with better lighting. My ring flash kept constantly and spontaneously turning off last night, so it was pretty useless. I guess that's what happens when you drop it onto to the deck too many times in the middle of the night while balancing on a ladder ;) Posted 7 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        Check out Jivko's shot for a proper and amazing shot of the eyes:
        Cloeon Mayfly on my window Cloeon Mayfly male - Cloeon dipterum Baetidae,Bulgaria,Cloeon,Cloeon simile,Geotagged,Mayfly,insect,nature
         Posted 7 years ago
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          Christine Young
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          Arp's too:
          Cloeon dipterum - male Bad image of a male Cloen dipterum for discussion here:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/22552/cloeon_mayfly_on_my_window.html<br /> <br /> Note: The animal in this image seems to match the diagnosis for Cloeon inscriptum quite nicely. Fauna Europaea handles this as a good species, whereas the Dutch biodiversity platform will have it synonymized with Cloeon dipterum. I'm currently trying to find out what the latest published scrutiny on the matter was ... Baetidae,Cloeon,Cloeon dipterum,Cloeon inscriptum,Ephemeroptera,Geotagged,Netherlands
           Posted 7 years ago
  3. View Stuart's profile
    Stuart
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    Very impressive! Posted 7 years ago

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Uploaded Jul 30, 2018. Captured Jul 29, 2018 21:20 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/2.8
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.